SPICED HOT CHOCOLATE WITH WHISKY
INGREDIENTS Serves 4
- 150g plain chocolate
- 4 tbsp whisky
- grated chocolate or cocoa to decorate
- 1 litre semi-skimmed milk
- 200ml double cream
- 4 cardamom pods
- 1 cinnamon stick
DIRECTIONS
PREPARATION
Break the plain chocolate into pieces. Bruise the cardamom pods.
METHOD
- Heat the milk, half the cream and the spices in a saucepan until almost boiling.
- Set aside to infuse for 20 minutes, then strain the liquid into a clean pan.
- Add the chocolate pieces to the pan and whisk over a medium heat, until melted.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the whisky.
- Pour into 4 heatproof glasses.
- Softly whip the remaining cream and spoon over.
- Sprinkle with grated chocolate and serve immediately.